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Lasius niger

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Scientific name : Lasius niger
Distribution area : Europe
Difficulty level : 1/5
Queen size : 8-10mm
Worker size : 3-5mm
Soldier size : none
Hibernation : December-March at 5-10 degrees
Growth rate : 3/5
Temperature : 17-28 degrees
Optimal temperature : 23-26 degrees
Recommended nest type : ytong, gypsum,
Diet : insects, sugar water and honeydew

Lasius niger is a species in the subfamily Formicinae. These ants are very easy to keep and do not make high demands on their environment. These ants are also very stress resistant. So this is the ideal beginner strain.

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If you would like to keep your own ant colony, then purchasing the lasius niger may be a very interesting option. There are certainly many advantages for the novice ant keeper to buy the lasius niger. In contrast to buying the lasius flavus, you do not buy an ant with a striking color.

The lasius niger is a European ant

Buying the lasius niger is like buying a European ant. If we look at the most important ant, the queen, we see that it can reach a maximum length of 10 millimeters. That's relatively small for a queen. There are no soldiers and the workers are also on the small side with a length between 3 and 5 millimeters.

Hibernate somewhere between December and March at a temperature between 5 and 10 degrees Celsius

If you decide to buy the lasius niger, you should take into account the fact that the ant hibernates somewhere between December and March. This ant prefers to do this at temperatures between 5 and 10 degrees Celsius. The ant can do just fine when the temperature is between 17 and 28 degrees Celsius. As a good ant keeper, ideally you ensure a temperature between 23 and 26 degrees Celsius.

You also have a choice regarding the type of nest

You also have a choice regarding the nest type. It is known that ants do well in a ytong nest or a plaster nest. The nutrition will not pose a problem for any ant keeper. Buying the lasius niger means that you will have access to an ant that loves insects, sugar water and certainly honeydew.

Buying Lasius niger means buying a very stress-resistant ant colony

The lasius niger comes from the subfamily of the Formicinae. It is a very easy to keep ant colony that makes few demands on the conditions and the living environment. In any case, buying the lasius niger means that you are buying an ant colony that is very resistant to stress. The ants are unperturbed and therefore ideal for people who want to start keeping their own ant colony. So it is not surprising to purchase exactly this type of ant. It gives you the opportunity to get used to keeping your own ant colony. Because this species of ants does not get confused easily.